Just opposite Station 4, you’ll find the Round-Up Saloon, the best of the bunch of country-themed Dallas gay bars. There are regular drag shows on the stage downstairs, including legend Cassie Nova’s Monday night slot, while the upstairs area hides a large patio with views up and down the strip. Sedate and relaxed, yet energetic, albeit in a different way (think the clank of pool ball on pool ball and the light hum of conversation over the long bar), the slightly more serene-minded clientele here are still not averse to having fun.
Named after the main character in the strutting 1980s television hit Dallas, JR’s Bar and Grill is in many ways the complete antithesis to the chest-thumping dance tunes at Station 4.
Known to pretty much everyone as S4, this two-floor extravaganza of a nightclub has one hell of a dancefloor on which to rock to the live DJ sets and kinetic light displays, more bars to grab a drink from then there are months of the year, a huge outdoor patio space in which to make the most of the fine North Texas weather while chilling out, and the second-floor Rose Room Theatre and Lounge, the place to head each weekend for the city’s foremost drag shows. Among them, you won’t fail to spot Station 4. Most gay bars Dallas are located on or close to Cedar Springs Road, the city’s very own strip, which extends from the superbly-named Dallas Love Fields Airport at its northern end to Oak Lawn, rated as one of the US’ best gaybourhoods, at the other.
